Motor for toys



July 1, 1952 P. ULLMANN 2,601,908

MOTOR FOR TOYS Filed Aug. 6, 1947 l In venlor /g///dM/mwn/ Patented July 1, 1'952 i i ,y *y A MOTOR FOR TOYS y v Philipp Ullmann, Northampton, England Application August s, 1947,serie1'No. 166,569 t In Great Britain April 16, 1946 "fi fsectionf1,rubuemw 69o, August s, 194e j Patent expires April 16, 1966 4 claims. (01.185-37) mies .l 2 This invention relates to toys, such as wheeled flanges I5 and with the plate shaped to the shape toys, clockwork, mechanical toys, and the like in of the top of the frame 3 so that when the top which a frame or chassis is employed in which member I4 is positioned on the lower member spindles, axles, or shafts are rotatably positioned. frame 3 it will close the openings to the slots 9 At present it is usual to form bearing holes in 5 in the side walls of the frame 3, whereby the shaft the side plates of the frame or chassis and to I0, axles I2, 12a and spindle I3 run in the botthread the spindles, axles, or shafts through the tom frame 3 only and are held down by the top holes which in many cases necessitates iixing a member I4 thus allowing the complete wheels gear or other wheel or member to the shaft or and axles to be easily positioned in place by just spindle between the side plates. This is fairly placing the shaft I0, axles I2, I2a and spindle I3 difcult in assembling, costly and requires skill, in the slots 9 and appyling the top member I4. and the object of the present invention is to over- The top member I4 is conveniently formed at come this diiiiculty and thus reduce cost. its forward end with a projecting lug I6 which is According to this invention, the frame or side engaged in the slot 5 in the front'wall l and plates for receiving the spindles, axles or shafts l5 two holes I'I in the rear end which engage over are suitably shaped and formed with slots leading the studs 8a which are burred over to hold the from an edge or edges of each plate to the positop member I4 securely to the frame 3.

tion the spindle, axle or shaft is to occupy, and The top member I4 is formed with projections a member or members suitably shaped is provided I8 projecting suitable distances into the aperwhich can be positioned on the frame or side ture for retaining the shaft I0, axles I2, Iza and plates to close the openings to the slots and respindle I3 and wheels of the clockwork mechatain the spindles, axles, or shafts in the slots. nism in proper position against longitudinal The invention will be clearly understood from movement, and a downwardly projecting lug I8a the following description aided by the accomwhich, when the top member I4 is in place,

panying drawings, in which: projects partly across the curved slot 9 on one Figure 1 is a side view of a chassis of a toy side plate 0f the freine 3- clockwork vehicle showing one example of carry- |411 is a hole to Which the Outer end 0f the ing the invention into effect. Figure 2 is a plan usual coiled Spring may be Secured1 the Other end of same. Figure 3 is a perspective view of the top being Secured t0 a bracket I9 0n the Spindle I3. cover, and Figure 4 a perspective view of a bot- 30 The spindle I3 is of square cross section engagetom frame. -able by a detachable winding key 20.

The invention can be carried into effect in vari- The SlOtS 9 for the aXle I2 0f the intermediate ous ways as to detailed construction, gear wheel 2l are curved and somewhat deeper In the example shown on the accompanying than the other slots so that normally the axle I2 drawings for a clockwork driven toy vehicle, the reStS in the bOttOIn 0f the SlOt With its pinion chassis is formed of a plate I of suitable shape in 22 in IneSh With the tOOthed Wheel 23 0n the which is formed a well 2 or depression. On the Winding Spindle I3 end With the gear Wheel 2| plate I and coinciding with the side edges of the Out 0f@ IneSh With the pinion 24 0n the driving weil 2 is formed or provided e box-like frame s. Wheel Spindle l0 So that when winding up, in Said frame 3 is rectangular in plan and the front 40 Clockwise direction, the axle I2 and gear Wheel wall 4 is formed with 3, 510i; 5 next, to the plate 2| are rotated without rotating the driving wheels The upper edges of the side walls of the frame II- 0n releaSing the Winding key 20 t0 allow 3 are angled upwards as at 6 and then downwards the Spring t0 unW-ind, the tOOthed Wheel 23 as at 1 to the rearward of the frame 3 where the thrOllgh the pinion 22 lifts the aXle I2 fOr its rear wall 8 is of wedge shape with two studs 8a 45 gear Wheel 2| t0 engage With and rotate the on the surface la. pinion 24, shaft I0 and driving wheels Il, the

In the straight portions 'I of the side walls of lug |80 holding the axle |2 in preper engagethe frame 3 are formed slots 9 leading from the ment with the toothed wheels as shown in dash edges to the positions to be occupied by the shaft and dot lines in Figure 1. I0 of the driving wheels II, axles I2, I2a of the 50 The shaft I0 carries a gear wheel 25 meshing train of gears and the spindle I3 carrying the with a pinion 26 on the axle I2a, which axle I2a spring (not shown) of the clockwork mechanism. carries an eccentric shaped balance weight 26a. A top member I4 consisting of a plate having a An aperture is formed in the bottom of the longitudinal aperture is provided also of rectanguwell 2 for the gear wheel 2 I.

lar shape in plan with upwardly directed side The plate I and frame 3 can be constructed in any suitable manner and are conveniently formed integrally by die-casting.

Various other forms and arrangements of clockwork mechanism may be employed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A toy-comprising a frameA having a, pair 0f side plates with slots leading from an edge of each plate to receive rotating spindles, said frame having a front end wall with a slot therein and a y pair of studs at the rear end, and a member positioned on the side plates to close the openings to the slots for retaining the spindles in the slots, said member having a lug projecting into the slot in the front end Wall of the frame and holes corresponding to the studs to secure the frame and member together.

2. A toy according to claim 1, inwhich the f frame and member together form a box-like casing.

3.'A toy according to claim 1, in which the member has a stamped out aperture with prosection.

4 jections on the inner edges of the aperture acting as abutments.

4. A toy according to claim 1, in which the frame and member are each U-shaped in cross- PHILIPP ULLMANN.

111e of this patent:

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